Practical Printing

3D printing expands to offer functional, everyday goods

Implications - The potential of 3D printing is being realized as the market of goods is expanded to include prosthetics, foods, everyday goods and beyond. This shift towards mass adoption of 3D printed goods targets the modern consumer whose preference for convenience and tech-savvy innovations is leading towards full lifestyle immersion.

Finding the right tools to organize all of the necessary gadgets and knick knacks found in the house can be difficult, not to mention unstylish at times, but the Uook Wall Organizer hopes to help.... [More]

Dutch designer Lilian van Daal has created a prototype chair that is inspired by plant cells.The idea behind the chair is to make furniture production as eco-friendly as possible by 3D printing a... [More]

These custom earbuds are designed not to fall out as they are 3D printed to fit your ears perfectly. Currently seeking finances through crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, OwnPhones are also wireless.... [More]

Harvard student Grace Choi is going to be loved by makeup gurus everywhere thanks to her new invention called the Mink Makeup Printer. The printer, which is compatible with any desktop, is the first... [More]

3D printers have be able to create the worlds most interesting designs and now we have the 3D KFC drumstick to prove it. We can now design anything and everything, from edible oreos to candy and... [More]

Vortic, a watch company based in the Fort Collins area of the state of Colorado, is launching a beautiful new titanium watch that fully embraces the ethos of 3D-printing timepiece construction.... [More]